Teller City is a ghost town in Routt National Forest that is now a national forest Historic Site. There are interepative signs, picnic tables and a nice walking trail to explore the old town.
Teller City was a true boom and bust town high in the Colorado Rockies. Silver was discovered in 1879 and by 1882 the town boomed and the population exceeded 1800. There was a 40 room hotel and 27 saloons and hundreds of log cabins. The cabins were usually one room with an outhouse within 100 feet. However, there were a few larger cabins built. The residents even started to construct a series of streets for wagons and buggies. In 1884, the price of silver dropped so quickly that the residents abandoned the town almost overnight.